PMID- 21228102 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20110701 LR - 20220330 IS - 1522-1466 (Electronic) IS - 1522-1466 (Linking) VI - 300 IP - 5 DP - 2011 May TI - GSK3beta inactivation in podocytes results in decreased phosphorylation of p70S6K accompanied by cytoskeletal rearrangements and inhibited motility. PG - F1152-62 LID - 10.1152/ajprenal.00373.2010 [doi] AB - The inhibition of mTOR kinase after renal transplantation has been associated with podocyte injury and proteinuria; however, the signaling pathways regulating these effects are not well understood. We found that prolonged rapamycin treatment in podocytes leads to an increase in glycogen synthase kinase 3beta (GSK3beta) phosphorylation, resulting in inactivation of total GSK3beta kinase activity. To investigate the cellular consequences of the inactivation of GSK3beta, we used two inhibitors reducing kinase activity and studied the cross talk between GSK3 function and the Akt/mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) pathway. Both GSK3 inhibitors reduced the phosphorylation of the mTOR downstream target, p70(S6K), indicating that GSK3 inhibition in podocytes is able to cause similar effects as treatment with rapamycin. Moreover, GSK3 inhibition was accompanied by the reduced expression of slit diaphragm-associated proteins and resulted in an altered cytoskeletal structure and reduced motility of podocytes, suggesting that GSK3 kinase can modulate Akt/mTOR-dependent signaling in podocytes. FAU - George, Britta AU - George B AD - Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik D, Molekulare Nephrologie, Universitatsklinikum Munster, Germany. FAU - Vollenbroker, Beate AU - Vollenbroker B FAU - Saleem, Moin A AU - Saleem MA FAU - Huber, Tobias B AU - Huber TB FAU - Pavenstadt, Hermann AU - Pavenstadt H FAU - Weide, Thomas AU - Weide T LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20110112 PL - United States TA - Am J Physiol Renal Physiol JT - American journal of physiology. Renal physiology JID - 100901990 RN - 0 (Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing) RN - 0 (CD2-associated protein) RN - 0 (Cytoskeletal Proteins) RN - 0 (Immunosuppressive Agents) RN - 0 (Indoles) RN - 0 (Maleimides) RN - 0 (Membrane Proteins) RN - 0 (NIN protein, human) RN - 0 (Nck protein) RN - 0 (Nuclear Proteins) RN - 0 (Oncogene Proteins) RN - 0 (Protein Kinase Inhibitors) RN - 0 (SB 216763) RN - 0 (WT1 Proteins) RN - 0 (nephrin) RN - EC 2.7.1.1 (MTOR protein, human) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (Ribosomal Protein S6 Kinases, 70-kDa) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases) RN - G4962QA067 (Lithium Chloride) RN - W36ZG6FT64 (Sirolimus) SB - IM MH - Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing/metabolism MH - Cell Line MH - Cell Movement/*drug effects MH - Cytoskeletal Proteins/*antagonists & inhibitors/metabolism MH - Cytoskeleton/*drug effects/enzymology MH - Humans MH - Immunosuppressive Agents/pharmacology MH - Indoles/pharmacology MH - Lithium Chloride/pharmacology MH - Maleimides/pharmacology MH - Membrane Proteins/metabolism MH - Nuclear Proteins/*antagonists & inhibitors/metabolism MH - Oncogene Proteins/metabolism MH - Phosphorylation MH - Podocytes/*drug effects/enzymology MH - Protein Kinase Inhibitors/*pharmacology MH - Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt/metabolism MH - Ribosomal Protein S6 Kinases, 70-kDa/*metabolism MH - Signal Transduction/drug effects MH - Sirolimus/pharmacology MH - TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases/*antagonists & inhibitors/metabolism MH - Time Factors MH - WT1 Proteins/metabolism EDAT- 2011/01/14 06:00 MHDA- 2011/07/02 06:00 CRDT- 2011/01/14 06:00 PHST- 2011/01/14 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2011/01/14 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2011/07/02 06:00 [medline] AID - ajprenal.00373.2010 [pii] AID - 10.1152/ajprenal.00373.2010 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Am J Physiol Renal Physiol. 2011 May;300(5):F1152-62. doi: 10.1152/ajprenal.00373.2010. Epub 2011 Jan 12.